Monument.



Fl E| PATENTED MAY 14, 1907.

H. H. HANSEN; MONUMENT.

APPLICATION TILED P3315. 1907';

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 14, 1907.

Application filed 'February 15, 1907. Serial No. 357,531.

To ctZLwhom it may concern:

, Be it known that I, HANS HENRY HANSEN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Pit'tsburg, in the county of Crawford and State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Monuments;

and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to monuments for graves; and it consists of a novel holder for a picture or other similar. memento of the deceased which is supported by the tombstone.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a front view of a tombstone provided with a picture holder according to this invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical section through the picture holder, drawn to a larger'scale.

A is a tombstone of any approved con struction and material. This tombstone has a rectangular hole 7) formed through it at its middle part and at a convenient height.

C is a rectangular box formed of thin sheet metal and provided with an ornamental molding c at its front. The front side of the box is formed of a pane of glass d or other similar transparent material, and the said glass and moldings are preferably let into a recessed or beveled portion 6 in the tombstone so that no projection is formed at the front surface of the stone. The rear part of the box C projects at the rear side of the tombstone, and the box is provided with an inclined back D. This back is inclined downwardly and forwardly, the top of the box being longer and projecting farther through the tombstone than its bottom.

A picture or other similar memento of the deceased is placed in the box and rests against the back D in an inclined position.

A frame f or other similar support is preferably arranged inside the box for holding the picture or photograph in position.

When a photograph is supported. in this manner it is arranged at an angle at which it can clearly be seen through the Window by persons of ordinary height, and the box holding it can be placed on short tombstones and t ose of ordinary height in a symmetrical position, and does not require to be elevated to a position substantially level with the eye of the observer in order to be seen. As the box is deep and as it projects through the tombstone the photograph is shielded from the rays of the sun, and it does not soon become faded.

The glass front of the box is secured with putty or other means for making the box airtight, and the box is secured in the hole in the Stonewith cement, or is fastened in position by any other approved means.

What I claim is:

1. The combination, with a tombstone or monument, of a box for holding a memento of the deceased secured to the said monument and provided with a downwardly and forwardly inclined back for the memento to rest against at an angle to the vertical face of the monument, and a pane of transparent material closing the front of the said box.

2. The combination, with a tombstone having a hole formed through it, of a box for holding a memento of the deceased secured in the said hole and projecting therefrom at the back of the tombstone, said box being provided with a downwardly and forwardly inclined back for the memento to rest against at an angle to the face of the tombstone, and a pane of transparent material closing the front of the said box.

8. The combination, with a tombstone or memorial stone havinga hole formed through it, of a box secured in the said hole and projecting therefrom at the back of the said stone, a pane of transparent material closing the front of the said box, and means for supporting a memento of the deceased in an inclined position in the rear part of the said box and rearward of the plane of the back of the said stone.

In testimony whereof I have aflixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

HANS HENRY HANSEN.

Witnesses:

O. L. STAMM, C. J. STEFFANS. 

